diff --git a/contrib/metallb/roles/provision/tasks/main.yml b/contrib/metallb/roles/provision/tasks/main.yml
index 9192ceb54..6b9661de4 100644
--- a/contrib/metallb/roles/provision/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/contrib/metallb/roles/provision/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     kubectl: "{{bin_dir}}/kubectl"
     filename: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/{{ item.item }}"
     state: "{{ item.changed | ternary('latest','present') }}"
+  become: true
   with_items: "{{ rendering.results }}"
   when:
     - "inventory_hostname == groups['kube-master'][0]"